..Thus, our omental coverage appears to be the most reliable method to prevent postoperative graft infection...

Adiponectin inhibits the growth and peritoneal metastasis of gastric cancer through its specific membrane receptors AdipoR1 and AdipoR2

Makoto IshikawaDepartment of Surgical Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, JapanCancer Sci 98:1120-7. 2007

..Although adiponectin was already reported to have antiangiogenic effects, our results suggest that the antitumor effect of adiponectin was, at least partially, dependent on the direct effects on tumor cells...

..In early gastric cancer, patients with undifferentiated type have lower fat volume than those with differentiated type. Adiposity appears to be closely related with various aspects in pathophysiology of gastrointestinal malignancy...

..There are no adequate data regarding the experience and outcome of bariatric surgery in Asia. Here, we report on the current status of morbid obesity and the outcomes of bariatric surgery by a single surgeon in Japan...